‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;);
n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ Turk. & Ar. muteçarif freely disposing of anything, master. ] In Turkey prior to the revolution, an administrative authority of any of certain sanjaks. They were appointed directly by the Sultan. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Turk. & Ar. muteçarifah office of a mutessarif. ] In Turkey, a sanjak whose head is a mutessarif. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Mus.) An imperfect or diminished fourth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]